Masood Aslam

Muhammad Masood Aslam (1 September 1952-) was a Lieutenant-General of the Pakistani Army and the ambassador of Pakistan to Mexico after 2011.

Biography
Muhammad Masood Aslam was born on 1 September 1952 in Mujahidebad, Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan. In 1970, Aslam joined the Pakistan Military Academy and fought against India in the Bangladesh Liberation War, being seriously wounded on the front lines. Aslam studied at a United Nations peacekeeping course in Sweden and put his leadership skills to good use during the 1999 Kargil War, having established several posts at the Siachen Glacier to ward off any Indian attack. Aslam took over the Peshawar Corps in July 2007, replacing Muhammad Hamid Khan, and he was credited with repeatedly defeating Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan rebels in North-West Pakistan at places such as Mir Ali and Swat. In 2011, Lieutenant-General Aslam was appointed as Pakistan's ambassador to Mexico.